A jury will consider this week whether Ravalli County is violating the rights of impoverished people who have been arrested ...

A jury will consider this week whether Ravalli County is violating the rights of impoverished people who have been arrested and are awaiting trial. The lawsuit filed in August 2021 on behalf of three ...

A correctional officer in Aliceville has been accused of sexually assaulting seven inmates, facing life in prison.

The jail death of a man who suffered from mental illness drew criminal charges against Alabama guards. The sheriff says he’s done nothing wrong.

A Kansas town known for its prisons is allowing a shuttered private prison to reopen and house immigrants detained for living in the U.S. illegally after a nearly yearlong legal fight amid a massive ...

The most recent attempt to pass legislation that would create an independent statewide jail oversight body has faltered after facing opposition from law enforcement groups and city and county official ...

Leavenworth cleared the way for CoreCivic to open an ICE detention center, approving a zoning permit Tuesday night after a yearslong battle.

ORCHID: To the Youngstown Skatepark Association for its grit and determination to build a state-of-the-art skate park in the city. It most recently demonstrated that commitment by hosting a “Pop-Up” ...

The bill advanced out of the House Judiciary Committee on a 7-4 vote along party lines, following intense scrutiny from Colorado legislators on both sides of the aisle.

The most recent attempt to pass legislation that would create an independent statewide jail oversight body has faltered after facing opposition from law enforcement groups and city and county ...

CANYON COUNTY, Idaho — More than 1,200 inmates sentenced to state custody are currently being held in county jails across Idaho while they wait for space in state prison facilities, Canyon County ...

Court documents show the man opened fire in a classroom at Old Dominion University had previously been convicted of aiding a ...